$TXN and $LRCX both report tomorrow after the close, and both have had a big year.
Texas Instruments is up about 63% since Dec 31, now $282. Lam Research is up about 55% at $266, but it was up about 150% at its June peak of $433.33 and has given back nearly 40% since.
They're priced about the same: 42.9x trailing earnings for TXN and 46.1x for $LRCX . Lam is the bigger company at $332B vs $257B.
One sells the analog chips inside cars and factories, the other sells the machines that make chips. At these multiples, tomorrow needs to show growth is still coming for both.
🔹 Ascending triangle at the record high, flat top at $348.15 (Oct 13 high) and rising lows from $300 (Jul 31) 🔹 Friday closed at $343.46, a record close, after four straight sessions with highs between $347.09 and $348.15 🔹 It needs a daily close over $348.15 (+1.4%), ideally on volume
📊 Q3 revenue $109.4B (+16%), iPhone +22%, EPS $2.02 vs $1.89 expected 💰 Gross margin 50.1%, net profit $29.8B (+27%)
⚠️ Q4 revenue guide of +9–11% came in under the ~12% Street estimate on supply limits and memory costs, and the stock fell 7.4% the day after